Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1952
Kathyren
29 babies named Kathyren in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1952–1964
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Kathyren is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 29 have been recorded since 1952.
Kathyren has 29 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1964.
- 29 total births
- 1952–1964 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Kathyren since 1952, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1964.
- 29
- total births
- 1952–1964
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Kathyren was born in this single decade.
1962
Single peak year
7 babies were named Kathyren in 1962 - its busiest year on record.
Kathyren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kathyren's full recorded timeline at 1955, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kathyren at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1962
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1952
Kathyren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1964
- Peak year (1962)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Kathyren by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Kathyren's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kathyren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kathyren? ▼
Kathyren has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1952, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1964. 7 babies were born in 1962, its single highest year.
When was Kathyren most popular? ▼
Kathyren was most popular in the 1950s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Kathyren been used? ▼
Records for Kathyren go back to 1952, giving 13 years of history through 1964.
What names are similar to Kathyren? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kathyren's data
- Kathyren's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1960s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kathyren
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kathyren: Baby Name Since 1952 - 29 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kathyren. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kathyren draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.